The red tent book cover

The red tent by anita diamant book cover, description, publication history. Goodreads members who liked the red tent also liked. The red tent helps the women in this novel treat the process with care and relief, as theyre all bleeding at once. The red tent is very loosely based on the story of dinah in genesis, and it is a book that is very easy to read. The red tent by anita diamant book club discussion. The red tent by anita diamant is a novel which caught my eye in a bookshop many moons ago, listed in the back of my mind as a to read and never actually came to read it until roughly 12 years later, as a result of it slipping in and out of recall. Dinah sometimes curses peopleand these people seem to feel the consequences. Anita diamant is an awardwinning journalist whose previous books include the new jewish wedding, the new jewish baby book, bible baby. How does a book creep along in print for years before becoming a. Dinahs point of viewan observer privy to extremely intimate detailsallows dinah to present the private details of one familys history and to weave between objective and subjective perspectives. The red tent is a novel by anita diamant, published in 1997 by wyatt books for st.

She is a minor character in the bible, but the author has broadened her story. It is a firstperson narrative that tells the story of dinah, daughter of jacob and leah, sister of joseph. The red tent has regaled readers for 17 years, and it remains. Told in the voice of jacobs daughter dinah who only received a glimpse of recognition in the book of genesis, we are privy to the fascinating feminine characters who bled within the red tent. What part of the bible does the red tent come from. The red tent is anita diamants attempt to give dinah a voice. Rachel isnt old enough to bleed when jacob first arrives, but eventually she does. Rather than using an unnamed thirdperson narrator, diamant utilizes a figure immersed in the stories recounted in the red tent. The books title refers to the tent in which women of jacobs tribe must, according to the ancient law, take refuge while menstruating or giving birth, and in which they find mutual support and encouragement from t.

Find books like the red tent from the worlds largest community of readers. In a confiding and poetic voice, dinah whispers stories of her four mothers, rachel, leah, zilpah, and bilhahall wives to jacob, and each one embodying unique feminine traits. The red tent by anita diamant 1998, paperback, revised. The beautifully striking cover art of anita diamants the red tent is by. In the bible her fate is merely hinted at in a brief and violent detour within the verses of the book of genesis that deal with jacob and his dozen sons. The book the red tent expands dinahs role from the minor mentions she had in the bible to fictionalize a more complete biography for her. Premium leather single diploma covers diplomacovers.

A minor character from the book of genesis tells her life story in this vivid evocation of the world of old testament women. Told in dinahs voice, the red tent reveals the traditions of ancient womanhood and family honour. The red tent by anita diamant 9780330487962paperback. Men got the whole bible, and all women got was this red tent. The red tent by anita diamant 1997 her name is dinah. What do make of this story being told from beyond the grave. The title comes from the isolated place she and the other.